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Forum: Maintenance and Repair Articles
07-31-2021, 09:47 AM
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Just bear in mind that any method used that won't put marks on the lens will likely require repeated effort. And what I'm saying is like, try - set it aside - and return to it periodically. Also mtkeller, how well have you been getting along with that K3?
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Forum: Maintenance and Repair Articles
07-29-2021, 07:25 PM
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Not such a typical shape but using a clean spare roll of electrical or automotive masking tape peeled down to size, applied pressure while twisting and had mine off - just like that.
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Forum: Maintenance and Repair Articles
07-26-2021, 12:15 AM
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Yes I saw both his features and enjoyed them alot. I remember a passing reference to the front element hacks being made by someone somewhere else here in the forum. However Mark Holtze gives specifics. Glad to see that he got around to featuring this lens. What an asset we have in Mark Holtze.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-02-2020, 06:57 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-02-2020, 06:57 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-30-2020, 06:20 PM
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Thank you MysteryOnion. Indispensable, truly.
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Forum: Maintenance and Repair Articles
07-26-2020, 05:48 PM
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Some tools (the better you have, the better your result and nerve endings); and you may not need them all since with some things you can improvise to good effect, but then with others not so much. Along with some patience, fairly good light and some time. I think that between "Pedrodelta" and "niceshot" here with what they've offered and the support they've provided I'm certain you'd end up with exactly what you're looking for. I might be able to help as well.
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Forum: Maintenance and Repair Articles
07-26-2020, 01:30 PM
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I'm just finishing one and about to start another. The testing so far has proven well worth the effort. I created my own lubricant composition since I feel the throw on the len's focus ring is short. Specific dampening that's suited to me was important. To that end I followed an impulse to introduce some things I've had prior success with that would not have been typically available for this kind of use during the time this lens was manufactured. This's no normal maintenance run & done, because in what's popular regarding vintage lenses, so much that's related to this lens's design bucked convention. It was more a restoration that ran stem to stern. The problems? Dust and debris inside, corroded fasteners, a lot of oil on the aperture blades, the focus ring just about seized (sometimes more so than at others), and intermittent double-vision often most noticeable at infinity. Also, Pedrodelta I had your loose barrel. Thank you for your post. It assisted in maintaining a needed "well OK then why not?" attitude. If there is any way I can help anyone with questions about doing this I'd be more than happy to assist.
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